8. Leader of the House

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. National Attention 3
6. 2. Conscription 14
7. 3. King-Maker 23
8. 4. Cabinet Minister 35
9. 5. Diplomat 49
10. 6. Relative Obscurity 62
11. 7. Minister of Justice 73
12. 8. Leader of the House 86
13. 9. The Bilingual Schools Issue 99
14. 10. The Margaret Affair 107
15. 11. The Imperial Conference of 1926 120
16. 12. The Dominion-Provincial Conference of 1927 135
17. 13. The 'Persons' Case 143
18. 14. Silver Anniversaries 153
19. 15. The 1929 Conference on the Operation of Dominion Legislation 161
20. 16. Defeat 171
21. 17. Member of the Opposition 182
22. 18. Back in Power 191
23. 19. The Ethiopian Crisis 202
24. 20. The Curse of Patronage 211
25. 21. The Padlock Act 224
26. 22. Aberhart's Legislation Disallowed 235
27. 23. In the Appeasers' Camp 248
28. 24. Neutrality Abandoned 259
29. 25. Canada Goes to War 271
30. 26. Duplessis Beaten 284
31. 27. Wartime Election 296
32. 28. The National Resources Mobilization Act 312
33. 29. Vichy 324
34. 30. Last Days 336
35. Conclusion 348
36. Notes 355
37. Bibliography 399
38. Illustration Credits 405
39. Index 407